Many of the accounts have not been published since the early 20th century in newspaper articles

Previously unpublished photographs and vivid personal accounts

Dramatic paintings of Hood’s Texans and other soldiers at Gettysburg by American historical artist Mark Maritato

The Texans from Hood’s Texas Brigade and other regiments who fought at Gettysburg on 1-3 July 1863 described their experiences of the battle in personal diaries, interviews, newspaper articles, letters and speeches. Their reminiscences provide a fascinating and harrowing account of the battle as they fought the Army of the Potomac.

Speeches were given in the decades after the battle during the annual reunions of Hood’s Brigade Association and the dedication of the Hood’s Brigade Monument that took place on 26-27 October 1910 at the state capital in Austin, Texas.

These accounts describe their actions at Devil’s Den, Little Round Top and other areas during the battle. For the first time ever, their experiences are compiled in Texans at Gettysburg: Blood and Glory with Hood’s Texas Brigade.

BOOK ISBN

9781625450609

FORMAT

234 x 156 mm

BINDING

Paperback

PAGES

240 pages

PUBLICATION DATE

15 February 2016

TERRITORY

World

ILLUSTRATIONS

20 black-and-white photographs

Joseph L. Owen is a national park ranger at Lyndon B. Johnson National Historic Park and is a member of Hood’s Texas Brigade and the Austin, Texas Civil War Round Table. Owen is a United States Navy veteran and currently resides in Blanco, Texas.

Born and raised in York, Pennsylvania, Randy Drais developed a keen interest in the Battle of Gettysburg and this resulted in two websites, a Facebook page and a newsletter. Drais has worked in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, the Pennsylvania Department of State and the Pennsylvania Senate.